Exclusive: Inside the GETCO Execution Services Trading Floor

Advanced Trading takes you on an exclusive tour of the New York trading floor of GETCO Execution Services, the solutions arm of GETCO.

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Global Head of Client Services

Global head of client services for GETCO Execution Service (GES) Mike Blum (right) travels regularly for his job but he relies on the Always On videoconferencing solution used in the firm's New York, Chicago and London offices. If Blum has a question for a colleague in the other GETCO offices, he simply speaks into the camera for a direct response. "That's one of the best things about this group, we put everyone in one room," says Blum. "We have sales people, ops, developers, and compliance all sitting together, intermixed. This creates an interesting dynamic where everyone feeds off each other."

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